Bayugan
Bayugan | |
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| City of Bayugan | |
Top right to left: Rotunda Park, City Hall, Narra Avenue, Mountains in Bayugan, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish | |
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Map of Agusan del Sur with Bayugan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Bayugan | |
Bayugan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°43′N 125°45′E / 8.71°N 125.75°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | August 20, 1961 |
| Cityhood | June 21, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010) |
| Affirmed Cityhood | February 15, 2011 |
| Barangays | 43 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Kirk A. Asis |
| • Vice Mayor | Kim "Tata" Asis |
| • Representative | Alfelito M. Bascug |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 64,738 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 688.77 km2 (265.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,295 m (4,249 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 110,313 |
| • Density | 160.16/km2 (414.81/sq mi) |
| • Households | 26,259 |
| Demonym | Bayuganon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.9 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,784 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 6,244 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 834.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 705.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8502 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Bayugan, officially the City of Bayugan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Bayugan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Bayugan), is a component city in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,499 people.
Having gained cityhood through Republic Act No. 9405, it is the only city in the province of Agusan del Sur and also the most populous.
Located at the northern part of Agusan del Sur, Bayugan is the "cut-flower capital" of the province owing to its lucrative cut flower industry. The city's climate, especially in the highland barangays, is conducive to high yield cut-flower production. The city is also one of the major producers of rice and vegetables in the province, even providing for neighboring municipalities and provinces.